Title :
Narrow-band filter for quantum light
Author :
Cerè, Alessandro ; Wolfgramm, Florian ; Napolitano, Mario ; Mitchell, Morgan W.
Author_Institution :
ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
Atom-photon interaction promises to be a fundamental resource for applications like quantum computations. For an efficient interaction between light and atoms, the bandwidth of the light should match the natural linewidth of the atom transition to address, 6 MHz in the case of the Di line of rubidium. Cavity-enhanced down-conversion (CEDC) produces bright narrow-band quantum light with suitable linewidth but multimode in frequency. This requires the use of one or more filter cavities. This paper investigates a narrow-band filter which can be used for filtering the spectral mode of interest with a high extinction ratio for the other modes. Combined with a CEDC, this filter provides light for optimal interaction with rubidium atoms.
Keywords :
interference filters; quantum optics; atom-light interaction; cavity-enhanced down-conversion; extinction ratio; narrow-band filter; quantum light; rubidium atoms; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Extinction ratio; Frequency; Narrowband; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Probes; Quantum computing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5191592